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Families hit with increase in cost of living

家庭生活开支上涨

British families have to cough up an extra £ 31,300 a year as food and fuel prices soar at their fastest rate in 17 years .

英国家庭每年在食物和燃料方面必须额外支出 31300 英镑，这些东西的价格现正以 17 年内最快速度增长。

Prices in supermarkets have climbed at an alarming rate over the past year .

去年超市的物价涨得惊人。

Analysts have warned that prices will increase further still , making it hard for the Bank of England to cut interest rates as it struggles to keep inflation and the economy under control .

分析者指出，这种价格还会继续攀升，而且这一上涨也迫使英格兰银行降低利率以维持通货膨胀和经济的稳定。

To make matters worse , escalating prices are racing ahead of salary increases , especially those of nurses and other healthcare professionals , who have suffered from the government 's insistence that those in the public sector have to receive below-inflation salary increases .

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更糟糕的是，物价涨幅已经超过薪资涨幅，尤其是医护人员的薪资涨幅。政府要求这些公共服务行业的薪资增长必须要保持在通货膨胀水平之下。

In addition to fuel and food , electricity bills are also soaring .

除了燃油和食品，电费也在大幅度攀升，

Five out of the six largest suppliers have increased their customers ' bills .

六分之五的电力供应商都提高了电费。